Coastal Inundation Mapping

TRAINING TYPE

Classroom, Instructor-Led

DURATION

2 days

CONTINUING ED CREDIT

YES

Course Description

Flooding is a life-threatening and expensive issue in communities across the nation. This course provides baseline information about the various types of flooding and teaches methods for mapping current flooding and potential coastal inundation scenarios using a GIS. Hands-on exercises will help participants understand and apply the spatial methods covered in this course. Students connect to Web map services, access elevation and water level data, convert between vertical datums, create and manage digital elevation models, map inundation model output, develop inundation zones, and map sea level rise using modeled tidal surfaces.

You will learn how to

Identify the different types of coastal inundation

Better interpret mapping products and terminology

Access topographic and bathymetric data

Perform datum conversions

Use interpolation methods to create digital elevation models

Explore water level data

Map coastal inundation (including sea level rise) using a GIS

Participant Requirements

Intermediate GIS skills (minimum six months to one year)

ArcGIS versions 10.x

Continuing Education Credits

This course offers 16 hours of continuing education credits for the GIS Professional (GISP), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) professional certifications.